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Emory makes a great point based on Russell’s argument that based on normal human perceptions it is easy to believe that our senses can be skewed and give us false data, and can be changed based on conditions of either the person or the environment in which they are viewed. For example, even texture can change on an object, when dry fur can feel soft, light and bouncy. If the condition changed, such as if the fur got wet, it would feel completely different, it would be heavier, soggy and greasy in some ways to the touch. If color and texture can possibly be abstract, it can be easy to fall into the belief of whether everyday life isn’t subjective as well or even exists. And based on that logic there seems to be no point at all to not believe

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